Georges Clemenceau quotes

Georges Clemenceau was a French statesman and journalist, most famous for his leadership during World War I. Known as "The Tiger," he played a key role in shaping the Treaty of Versailles. He remains a symbol of French determination and resilience. Here are 55 of his quotes:

War is a series of catastrophes that results in a victory. (Georges Clemenceau)
It is easier to make war than make peace. View quote
Georges Clemenceau
War is too serious a matter to entrust to military men. View quote
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All that I know I learned after I was thirty. View quote
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America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization. View quote
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A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed - I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself. View quote
Georges Clemenceau
I do not know whether war is an interlude in peace, or whether peace is an interlude in war. View quote
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When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves that he isn't a man of action. Action is a lack of balance. In order to act you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking. View quote
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My home policy: I wage war. My foreign policy: I wage war. All the time I wage war. View quote
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The Germans may take Paris, but that will not prevent me from going on with the war. We will fight on the Loire, we will fight on the Garronne, we will fight even in the Pyrenees. And if at last we are driven off the Pyrenees, we will continue the war at sea. View quote
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Americans have no capacity for abstract thought, and make bad coffee. (Georges Clemenceau)
Oh, to be seventy again! View quote
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There are only two perfectly useless things in this world. One is an appendix and the other is Poincaré. View quote
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My son is 22 years old. If he had not become a Communist at 22, I would have disowned him. If he is still a Communist at 30, I will do it then. View quote
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There is no passion like that of a functionary for his function. View quote
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A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of action. View quote
Georges Clemenceau
In order to act, you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking. View quote
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I think war is inevitable. We must do nothing to provoke it, but we must be ready for it; helped by Russia and England, doubtless by Spain also and perhaps by Italy as well, we may be able to win. In any case it will be a life and death affair: if we are beaten we will be crushed. View quote
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It was I who gave the title "J'accuse" to Zola's letter. View quote
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I have come to the conclusion that force is right. Why is this chicken here? (pointing to his plate). Because it was not strong enough to resist those who wanted to kill it. And a very good thing too! View quote
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In fifteen years I will be dead, but if you do me the honour of visiting my tomb, you will be able to say that the Germans have not fulfilled all the clauses of the treaty, and that we are still on the Rhine. (Georges Clemenceau)
For you a hundred years is a very long time; for us it does not amount to much. I knew men who had seen Napoleon with their own eyes. We have our conception of history and it cannot be the same as yours. View quote
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No, my friend, Germany will not declare war on us [at this moment]. But in my opinion the European situation is such that a great armed conflict is inevitable at some time which I cannot foresee, and our duty is to prepare for the worst. View quote
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The enemy is at the gates of the city. The day is perhaps not far off when our breasts will be the last defence for our country. We are the children of the Revolution. Let us take inspiration from our fathers of 1792, and, like them, we will conquer. View quote
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Mr. Wilson bores me with his Fourteen Points; why, God Almighty has only Ten! View quote
Georges Clemenceau

Georges Clemenceau

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Occupation: French Leader
Born: September 28, 1841
Died: November 24, 1929
Quotes count: 55
Wikipedia: Georges Clemenceau

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